The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-05-06

4 Long and ContinuAlly Growing Ksmisy
n<tvcrn Es-Chlef Justice Henry sna
state Auditor walker CuimInntee ~
rer~onal Encounter. ~ which Judge
Henry Gets shot and walker severely IN
lured BY eslow From Cane.
JEFFERSON Cirr. NO. April 2s-A very
serious difFicnity occurred about nine
o'clock yesterday morning between Judge
John w. Henry and state Auditor John
Walker. which resulted In the serious
wounding Of both. tho former by pistol
shot and the latter by a blow from cane.
The dificulty occurred near the east On
trance 70 the Capitol grounds From vari-
Gus statements II appears that Judge
Henry was going 70 the Supreme Court
building. where he expected 70 argue
case. Auditor Walker was coming from
the Capitol and the two passed each other
just outside Of the Capitol gate. They
had not been on speaking terms for some
time, and consequently did not salute
each other. just after passing Auditor
Walker faced around aud said:
s;Judge Henry. what do you moan bv
continually assaulting my character and
injuring met
Judge Henry replied: Il have never
said anything about you except what was
the truth
After positive and negative asscr-
from each. the auditor said: You are
10000 liar.v
A moment later Judge Henry struck
him over the head with his cane, and the
auditor drew a pistol and fired almost in
stantly. For minute or two they stood
and looked at each other. neither attempt
ing any further hostility. The auditor
seated himself on door step near by ana
appeared to be looking for something on
the ground. Judge Henry walked 70 the
Supreme Court building. and in the hall
way met Mr.. X b Vineyard, St. Joseph
lawyer. 10 whom he said:
.Send for . doctor; John Walker, the
coward, shot me"
While Mr. Vineyard was making some
inquiries a. TO what physician TO summon
the Judge went 70 the telephone himself
and tclephoned for DR.. &. H. Thompson.
In the meantime Mr.. Legg, st. Louis
architect. who was passing BY, assisted
Auditor Walker into G. q. Brooks house,
only few steps from whore the combat
occurred.
Dr. r. T. Young had also been sum
moned from the Supreme Court building.
and arrived first. hasty examination
Of Judge Hcnry's wounds showed that
while serious, they were not necessarily
dangerous. He had evidently attempted
to grab the pistol, rs his hand and wrist
were badly powder-burned- The ball,
which. II seems. was fired from either .
thirty-two or thirty-eisht caliber pistol,
first struck the feshy part OF his left arm,
between the wrist and elbow. and thence
struck his left breast about an inch above
the nipple and ranged across and lodgei
in the right breast bone. where Il still re-
mains. the physicians deeming II unwise
10 attempt 20 remove H.
The wound received by the auditor was
across the left side OF the head. and seems
10 be serious. The cane used by Judge
Henry was an ordinary, sllyer-hea led cb-
ony stick. about medium weight. Ths au-
ditor complains Of his neck and shoulder,
and thinks that he was struck more than
once. but Judge Henry and boy who
witnessed the fight say that only one
blow was struck. which seemed 10 stun
the auditor considerably, but did not
knock him down. The auditor ID very
much excited since recovering his senses,
and can remember but very little OF what
happened. Visitors are not permitted 70
see him. which would seem 70 indicate
. that his wound il Of a serious nature.
| Joe Beckers. a scventecn-ycar-old boy.
| who was painting just over the combat
ants. gives the following version Of the
affair:
Just after Judge Henry and Auditor
Walker PASSED. the auditor turned
around and said: Judge Henry, what dc
YOU mean by talking about me So and
| Judge Henry said. 4 have never told any.
4 thing except the truth about you, John
1 Walker Then after a few words. the
/, auditor called him q liar. Judge
| Henry raised his cane, and heard him
| say TO the auditor: shoot, you cow
| ard: why don't you shootr Then hs
| struck the auditor and the auditor sho'
| him. all Of which happened almost in
| stantiy.-
Architect ,. H. Legg. Of 81. Louis. sat
he heard the report OF pistol as he walk
ed up Main street toward the Capito
building. At the same instant he saw
two men on the sidewalk opposite tn
frame building near the gate. As. b.
drew near them he recognized them q
Auditor Walker and Judge Henry. Be-
fore he he reached the spot where the
were standing Auditor Walker fell 10 tn
pavement and Judge Henry turned am
walked toward the Capitol Mr.. Leg
helped Mr.. Walker up and led him 70 III
nearest Louise. Wuerc nc eat uoWn on IN
the steps to rest Mrs. DR.. Brooks. o
hearing the pistol report, came out AM
invited Nr. Legg to assist Auditor Wake
into her residence, near by. He wakes
TO the hoase with some difiiculty. and wa
almost carried TO q lounge. where In
wound over his right temple was bathct
He complained OF paipitaiion Of the hear
and a mum bness In his left side NJ
Legg was nearly forty yards away whe
the difficulty occurred, and he did not Sc
the blow struck or the shot fred.
CAUSE or THE TROUBLE.
Judge Henry and the auditor have nc
been ON good terms for several years
and for several months back did not re,
ognize each other. Judge Henry was
witness before the Walker investigator
committee last winter, and II IL believe
his testimony was Of nature to irrita'
and injurc the auditor. Both men ~
over sixty years Of age, an
have been very prominent
Missouri politics for fifteen years or NOR
aud each has . large circle Of war
friends. Judge Henry was late Chs'
Justice Of the supreme Court, and n
Walker IL now serving second term 9
State Auditor. The dificulty IL scriousl
! regretted by ALL and IL IL hard TO tell ma